Which to use
“diese” and “diesem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #75
- “diese” frequency rank
- #147
- “diesem” frequency rank
- 222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diese | diesem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies |
Where the eye mixes diese and diesem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. diese ([ˈdiːzə]) and diesem ([ˈdiːzəm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “diese” sits inside “diesem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diese is recorded at frequency rank #75, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzə]. diesem is at rank #147, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzəm].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 222, this pair ranks #2,006,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diese vs diesem
Shared letters: deis. Private to "diese": -. Private to "diesem": m.
"diese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "diesem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC